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Shredded paper
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In Calgary, put this in the
Blue cart — Recycling
Place inside a paper bag and staple or fold it shut, then put in the blue cart so it does not blow around.
Also searched as: shredded documents.
Why the blue cart?
Loose shreds are too small for the sorting machinery — they slip through the screens, contaminate the glass stream, and blow around the facility and your street. Contained in a paper bag, the whole package is pulped together.
Get it right
- Use a paper bag, not plastic — a plastic bag of shreds gets pulled out as contamination.
- Fold or staple the bag shut so it survives the trip in the truck.
- Small amounts of shredded paper can also go in the green cart, where they compost.
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